The Arian Foster Market — Where Could He Land Now?

It's still only OTA's, so it probably hasn't hit a lot of Texans fans yet, but, for the first time since 2008, there will be no Arian Foster in a Texans' uniform in training camp. I'm not going to lie, when those sweltering late July early training camp sessions begin, the absence of number 23 will feel awfully strange, certainly on par with the first training camp without Andre Johnson.

Johnson, as we all know, took his act to the Texans' chief division rival in Indianapolis, so perhaps that squelched any sentimental feelings Texan fans may have had. We have yet to see where Foster will take his talents, knowing only that it appears he plans on taking them somewhere. Actually, let's take inventory of what we know or feel like we know with regard to Arian Foster.

We know what we heard in Foster's interview with David Nuno on Channel 13 a couple weeks ago, that he's been working out at a breakneck pace every morning with his brother and trainer, Abdul, and that he felt, at the time, he was about a month away from being back at his peak form....

We also know that, according to the Miami Herald, the Dolphins have cooled on their approach to Foster, instead opting to see what they have in youngsters Kenyan Drake and Jay Ajayi.

With that in mind, here's what I feel like we know about Foster and what he may be looking for in a team —

1. After three seasons of Schaub/Yates/Keenum, Fitzpatrick/Mallett/Savage/Keenum, and Hoyer/Mallett/Yates/Weeden, I believe Foster is only going to go to a team with an established quarterback who has either won a Super Bowl or has Super Bowl-potential type chops.

2. I don't know if Foster expects to be a 20- to 25-touch workhorse again, but I'm guessing he wants to go somewhere that he has a chance to at least be an equal or near equal committee member, so no teams with bell cow type running backs.

3. A team that is either a Super Bowl contender or whose arrow is pointed significantly upward.

So, by my count, here are the top six contenders, in order of their Super Bowl chances:

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTSQB: Tom BradyRB Depth Chart: LeGarrette Blount, Dion Lewis, James White, Brandon BoldenSuper Bowl Odds: +600Cap Space: $9,470,093Analysis: This might be the deepest backfield of the six teams on this list, but if Foster were to work his way into this rotation, the Patriots are the most intriguing in terms of how they might use him. If he's healthy, I could see Foster being a 50-60 catch guy out of the backfield easily.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS QB: Russell WilsonRB Depth Chart: Thomas Rawls, Christine Michael, CJ Prosise, Alex CollinsSuper Bowl Odds: +600Cap Space: $9,980,839Analysis: This would be a spot where Foster can disappear from the radar of Texans fans. This is a very young backfield, with two rookies (Prosise and Collins) in the mix, and Rawls (undrafted in 2015) in line to start.

DENVER BRONCOS QB: Mark Sanchez or Paxton Lynch or Trevor Siemian (i.e. not ideal) RB Depth Chart: C.J. Anderson, Ronnie Hillman, Devontae BookerSuper Bowl Odds: +1200Cap Space: 6,232,142Analysis: This backfield is crowded with the Broncos re-signing both Anderson and Hillman and using a third-round pick on Booker, but it's Gary Kubiak's team, so they make the list almost by default.

BALTIMORE RAVENS QB: Joe FlaccoRB Depth Chart: Justin Forsett, Lorenzo Taliaferro, Kenneth Dixon, Trent RichardsonSuper Bowl Odds: +2500Cap Space: $8,386,576 Analysis: The Ravens are coming off a 5-11 season, which, if we've learned anything about Baltimore, means they're primed to get back to the postseason this year. Flacco is a guy who's won at the highest level, and there are no world beaters in this backfield. A healthy Foster could start here.

Sean is a contributing freelance writer who covers Houston area sports daily in the News section, with periodic columns and features, as well. He also hosts afternoon drive on SportsRadio 610, as well as the post game show for the Houston Texans.